State comparison · 2025
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric salary: Mississippi vs Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric in Missouri earn a median of $842,800. In Mississippi, $544,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.6% — not 35.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.4%
Mississippi vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
-32.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $544,130
- p25
- $543,400
- p75
- $568,120
- p10
- $209,620
- p90
- $621,270
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
Missouri
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
- Median
- $842,800
- p25
- $213,900
- p75
- $869,540
- p10
- $114,340
- p90
- $869,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.